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Ravini Lighted Urethral Speculum

The Ravini is a self-retaining, lighted urethral speculum — a contemporary instrument designed specifically to improve exposure during female urethroplasty.

Design​

  • Self-retaining blades that hold the female urethra open without a separate assistant or retractor
  • Integrated light source — direct illumination through the introital corridor
  • Multiple profile models (Ravini B, Ravini C) for different anatomic presentations

Why It Exists​

Female urethroplasty requires exposure of a short, narrow, high urethra through the introitus — a geometry for which conventional vaginal retractors (Heaney, Breisky) are poorly suited. The Ravini was designed to operationalize that specific exposure: a self-retaining lighted corridor that places the surgeon's hands outside the field while illuminating the working tip.

Key Uses​

  • Female urethral stricture repair
  • Female urethral diverticulum resection
  • Female urethroplasty — any exposure where visualization through the introitus is limited

Evidence​

Early single-center series report 71% success across 7 female urethroplasties using the Ravini for exposure — small numbers, but representative of its intended niche.

See also: Female Urethra, Lone Star Retractor.